Episode 9 is a true story about my father allowing me to drive the Massey Ferguson 65 tractor with a four-row implement attached to it, called a ‘knifer’, from the Lewis Place to the Home Place and what happened enroute that demonstrated my six-year old driving skills, or luck, and why we never told mom.

After being punished for a careless mistake, a country boy convinces himself—with the help of his friends—that bending the rules a little won’t hurt. A trip into town and a scheme to save a few dollars seem harmless enough at the time. But when things take an unexpected and painful turn, the real cost of that decision becomes impossible to ignore.

A misguided prank involving a classmate quickly escalates into a trip to the principal’s office for two country boys. But what follows is not punishment for the act itself—it’s their inability to contain their reaction during a painfully serious lecture. Viewed from their split perspective, the moment becomes one they’ll never forget… for all the wrong reasons.

This episode reveals how a past casual observational remark can be a source of learning in a law school study group years later and rekindle fond memories of a summer job with a friend.

I know you won't believe it, but this story is based on an actual event. I want to believe it shows this church's dedication to "singing praises to the Lord". Although it did not affect me that way. To me, it showed how stubborn country folks can be. You got your song - I got mine - you want to compete - I ain't stopping.

Episode 4 is a true story. The names of the guilty have been changed, except for the author's. It tells the story of what teenage boys in the rural Rolling Plains of West Texas found exciting to do in a creative, albeit, sadistic-sort-of way, Try to picture it - 1960's, lush green wheat fields, cool autumn night so remote no lights could be seen in any direction ... I will give you a hint. What is another name for a rabbit?

Running a sand fighter is noisy. What a teenage country boy could be doing to preoccupy his mind so he fails to hear the clankity-clank of that implement?

This story taught me a valuable lesson on perspective. The fact that my dad was walking as we sped to his rescue did not mean he wasn’t seriously injured. What John Wayne did in movies does not reflect real life.